Research suggestion using the below post as an example. For those who have access to Ancestry.com... On the website, scroll to the bottom where the census are listed and click "all years." For a broader search, type in the first name and surname (exact if it's common and doesn't have an alternative spelling) AND a state where you wish to search. In this case, "William Wilson" Missouri. Click search. Then choose which ever census you wish to search. In this case, 1860. The information is grouped by county within the state. By doing so, there is a William Wilson, Dallas Twp, Holt Co. b. (c1796 PA) Don't discount the birthplace or birthyear. In this case, this is the same person as listed in the below inquiry - wife is Polly A. with a William A. now age 19. The advantage of searching using "all years" is that one can click "back" and look at the other census for further research. Anyway, here's what I found using similar search options as above. 1860 Dallas, Holt, MO, Rush Bottom Post Office page 6 William WILSON, 63, b. (c1796) PA Polly A. WILSON, 62, b. (c1797) PA William A. WILSON, 19, b. (c1841) KY Nancy J. WILSON, 2, b. (c1858) MO living next door to the above Henry A. WILSON, 21, farmer, b. MO Sarah E. WILSON, 21, b. OH Melinda A. WILSON, 2, b. OH Jane FITZWALTER, 66, b. VA Sarah FITZWALTER, 28, b. IA Alvilla STORY, 17 (housemaid) living very close by (page 7 of the same census) living in the same house with Samuel M. SMICLE (unsure of surname spelling) Andrew J. WILSON, 22, farmer, b. MO Rebecca A. WILSON, 21, b. MO Philina B. WILSON, 1, b. MO living down the road in Benton, Holt, MO, North Point Post Office page 3 Robert WILSON, 28, b. OH Melinda A. WILSON, 26, b. OH John S. WILSON, 3, b. MO Nathan A. WILSON, 9/12, b. MO William J. WILSON, 16, b. MO James M. WILSON, 7, b. MO Hope the above is of some help. Kind Regards, Joyce Z. PS Only listing for "Humble" Wilson is the one mentioned in the post below, found on 1850 census District 31, Franklin, MO (recorded erroneously in Ancestry as "Hamble" though the lettering on the record itself is clearly "Humble"). He may have died. ----- Original Message ----- From: R Wilson<mailto:genealogy@Jerkwater.net> To: MOHOLT-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOHOLT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 8:20 PM Subject: [MOHOLT] William and Polly Wilson I am looking for anyone who might have information about the family of William and Polly Wilson who moved to Holt County from Franklin Co, MO between the 1850 and 1860 censuses. William Wilson Jan 1798-24 Mar 1864 Mary Ann (Polly) Dec 1798-10 Nov 1880 1. James Wilson 1829 2. Robert Wilson 1831 3. Humble Wilson 1833 4. Nancy Wilson 1835 5. Andrew Wilson 1838 6. Henry Wilson 1840 7. William A. Wilson 1842 All of these children were living with them in 1850, but there could have been older children who had already left home. William and Polly are both listed in "Gone Home" as buried in Caton Cemetery in Benton Township. Polly's surname might be Varner. James is a strong candidate for being my gg-grandfather, James Lee Wilson, who was born 1830 and married Barilla Proctor in Holt Co in 1855. They immediately began homesteading across the River in Brown Co, KS. Humble is a probable ancestral surname. William Jr. was still with them in 1860, but I don't know what became of any of the others unless James is my ancestor. This family may be related to the Fitzwater family since they relocated together and I have also found a Humble Fitzwater. ==== MOHOLT Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Holt Co., MO Mailing List, send only the word UNSUSCRIBE to MOHOLT-l-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOHOLT-l-request@rootsweb.com> or if you are on the Digest List to MOHOLT-d-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOHOLT-d-request@rootsweb.com> ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237<http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237>